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LABOR DAY | Labor rights are human rights
Anti-worker politics violate the fundamental principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | September 7, 2020 WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — The massive atrocities of World War II led nations to commit themselves … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Targ, Human Rights, Labor Day, Labor Rights, Rag Bloggers
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METRO EVENT | The ‘New Greek Tragedy’ is focus of panel in Austin
Event: “A New Greek Tragedy? Inequality, Human Rights and Democracy” What: Panel discussion Date: Monday, September 28, 2015 Time: 4:00-6:00 p.m. Where: Sheffield Room (TNH 2.111), University of Texas School of Law Address: 727 E Dean Keeton St, Austin, TX … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Austerity, Greece, Human Rights, James Galbraith, Metro, UT School of Law
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People’s History of Egypt, Part 23, 2006-2011
With 30 percent unemployment and 44 percent of its people in poverty, Egypt saw an eruption of strikes and other protests. By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | April 28, 2014 [With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob … Continue reading
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Julie Wark’s ‘Human Rights Manifesto’ points finger at neoliberalism
Julie Wark has written a manifesto for justice and it is clear for now that we as a species have failed. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | January 11, 2014 [The Human Rights Manifesto by Julie Wark (2013: … Continue reading
Lamar W. Hankins : ‘Masters of War’ Target Syria
“Masters of War.” Art from Society of Wood Engravers. U.S. foreign policy: The ‘Masters of War’ are firmly in control Diplomacy and fairly negotiated economic agreements have taken a back seat to violent military action as the primary way to … Continue reading
Tom Hayden : Is President Taking New Tack on Counterterrorism?
President Obama speaks about his administration’s counter-terrorism policy at the National Defense University in Washington, May 23, 2013. Photo by Larry Downing / Reuters. Obama responding to critics: Tide turning on counterterrorism secrecy While defending his military policies as constitutional, … Continue reading
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Tagged Counterterrorism, Drone Warfare, Eric Holder, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Medea Benjamin, Obama Foreign Policy, Tom Hayden
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Medea Benjamin : Why I spoke Out at Obama’s Foreign Policy Speech
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the political activist group CodePink, is removed by security after speaking out against President Barack Obama during his foreign policy speech Thursday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch / UPI. Image from Common Dreams. Why I spoke out … Continue reading
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Tagged CodePink, Direct Action, Drone Warfare, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Medea Benjamin, Obama Foreign Policy, Peace Movement
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Lamar W. Hankins : Guantánamo Turns Us All Into Monsters
Photo by AP. Image from Salon. The nation’s shame: Guantánamo turns us all into monsters The President says the right things, but he doesn’t seem to have the political will to release those wrongly imprisoned in Guantánamo. By Lamar W. … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Pedro Gatos and Val Liveoak on Nicaragua, Cuba, and the Global South
From left, Pedro Gatos, Rag Radio’s Thorne Dreyer, and Val Liveoak, in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, April 26, 2013. Photo by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast:Pedro Gatos and Val Liveoak on changesin … Continue reading
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Tagged Cuba, Global South, Guatemala, Human Rights, Interview, Nicaragua, Pedro Gatos, Podcast, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer, U.S. Imperialism, Val Liveoak
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